First gig 31.12.1973 Chequers Club, Sydney (Set list
contains
covers of Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry and The Beatles)
First single June 1974 (Can I Sit Next To You Girl / Rockin'
In The Parlour) sung by Dave Evans
First album High Voltage February 1975
Summer 1975 they got stable lineup; guitar: MALCOLM
&
ANGUS YOUNG vocals: BON SCOTT bass: MARK EVANS drums: PHIL RUDD
April 1 1976 band landed to Britain
1977 first gigs in USA
Ironic significance Highway To Hell released on summer 1979.
The real breakthrough, platinum!
"Body of 33 year old Bon Scott was found dead last night in
a
parked in Dulwich, South London" (BBC Radio London, February 21, 1980)
31.7.1980 Back In Black released. Brian Johnson in vocals.
Become a biggest success of their career!
Last club gigs spring 1981 (maybe someday in future again!)
22.8.1981 Headline in Castle Donington Monsters Of Rock
Festival!
November 1981 For Those About To Rock... released and goes
immediately platinum
By the end of 1982 band won almost everything at Kerrangs
reader's poll
19.8.1984 Second headline in Castle Donington Monsters Of
Rock Festival!!
22.9.1990 The Razors Edge released
Wednesday 20.03.1991 time: 21:07 - 23:25, Helsinki Ice hall; AC/DC; First time to me!
August 1991 historical third headline in Castle Donington
Monsters Of Rock Festival
September 28 1991 free show with other Monsters Of Rock
Festival bands at the Tushino Airfield in Moscow. Attracted an
estimated
500 000 fans!!!!!
22.10.1992 Finally a live album with Brian. Also Live At
Donington -video
Summer 1993 Big Gun -single to Last Action Hero -movie.
Produced by a huge fan Rick Rubin
At the Dawn of 1995 rumors spread that Phil Rudd was back in
business!
25.9.1995 Rick Rubin produced Ballbreaker released.
12.1.1996 145 gigs Ballbreaker tour started. First live gig
over 3 years
Tu 23.4.1996, Helsinki Ice hall; AC/DC! I saw the band live
for second time. Show was great and the band really rock the place! I
didn't hear anything for next 24 hours, thanks to earplugs (or should I
say lack of them!)
End of the year 1996 "No Bull -Live Plaza De Toros, Madrid"
-live video released!
November 1997 (4/5 CD-boxset) Bonfire Released!
Stiff Upper Lip released 25.02.2000!
28.03.2000 Nothing to say...just unbelievible...I got a rare
promo CD with autographs. Thank's
J.J.
hmm...?!
Tu 07.11.2000, Harwall Arena Helsinki. Third time for me.
Great show. Catwalk and statue.
Tu 26.06.2001 Concert which I had dreamed on. AC/DC in
Olympic Stadion, Helsinki. Wow! Only problem was sun! In summer it's
too
sunny in Finland to see stage light's. But great show anyway...
Stiff Upper Lip DVD from Munich released November 2001.
05.12.2002 the band is changing their record label. From
Warner to Sony.
Angus And Mal jams with The Rolling Stones in Sydney! Wow!
Rock Me Baby!!!!
11.03.2003
AC/DC member of Rock 'n' Roll Hall Of Fame!
1st of April: AC/DC will
supporting The Rolling Stones June in Germany! This must be joke,
I thought. In addition some club concert will also come?! (Themselves
9/6 Berlin 17/6 Munich and with Stones 13/6 Oberhausen 20/6 Leipzig and
22/6 Hockenheim) Have to see...
19th of June I was sitting on a plane to Berlin and final
destination Leipzig... 20.06.2003;
the best rock concert that you could imagine. Two dinosaurs on same
stage. Both bands were great but I have to say: DC blows the place off
with their 90 minutes show. Cannons (4 pcs) were from 1982... Over 65
000 maniacs really enjoyed what they saw. Highlight: Rock Me Baby by The Stones and Angus
&
Malcolm!!!!
30.07.2003 "SARSTOCK" Toronto's Downsview Park
attracted 450 000 music lovers. Festifal headlined by The Rolling
Stones.
Biggest rock concert ever (by sold tickets)! DC played 60 minutes and Ang &
Mal jammed with Stones...It Would have been very nice to be there ;-(
November 2003. Live At The Donington DVD released after years
of speculations. Some kind of overdubs...maybe...Extra Ang and Mal
interview and discography reviews...
21.10.2003 London Hammersmith. Back in home again...
31.12.2003 30 Years!!!! It's a long way to the top (If you
wanna rock 'n' roll)
2008. They Are Back...
07.03.2009 ISS Dome,Dusseldorf (Germany). After amost 6 years once more. What a night, what a BAND! We liked
it...
17.06.2009 Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
19.06.2009 Parken, Copenhagen (Denmark) Awesome. What a week
01.10.2010 Ratina Stadium
07.05.2011 Live at River Plate were in my hands. Greatest live DVD/BD concert, so far ;-)
16.3.2014 "After forty years of life dedicated to AC/DC, guitarist and founding member Malcolm Young is taking a break from the band due to ill health. Malcolm would like to thank the group’s diehard legions of fans worldwide for their never-ending love and support. The band will continue to make music"
28.11 / 02.12.2014 Rock Or Bust
8.2.2015 Grammys 2015
3 gigs during summer 2015 to watch....
...Cologne, Stockholm and Hämeenlinna concerts are behind. Great shows but still missing Mal and Phil!
